Inner Ear Barotrauma Cure

[DandyDon]

Three weeks not diving on Cyprus is cheaper than seeing a doctor?

You cannot diagnose this on your own.

 

[jonsales1973]

You did 40 meters on your last dive for OW certification?!

Yes he took us to 40 meters for our Emergency Ascent.

 

[clownfishsydney]

Emergency ascent? As one who suffered a burst round window about 15 years ago, I can tell you that it will take months to get better. It will not return to 100%. I now have slight hearing loss and a ringing in the ear that is gradually getting worse. Go see a specialist!

 

[PsyWulf]

40m CESA? Fun times

Took both my ears with L3 damage to Middle ear about a month to heal up on a few rounds of strong antibiotics and weekly checkups to make sure the bleeding was clearing up. The longer you delay going to an ENT the worse your chances.

And yes we are talking permanent diving injury possiblity

 

[jonsales1973]

You did 40 meters on your last dive for OW certification?!

Yes he took us to 40 metres

---------- Post added July 1st, 2013 at 04:43 PM ----------

Took delivelry of some Doc's Proplugs today, had to have them delivered to my parents in the UK first and then sent on to here (post is rediculously expensive direct from websites)

Should I try these on a shallow 5-6 metre dive tomorrow or wait until I'm back in the UK?

 

[doctormike]

Yes he took us to 40 metres

---------- Post added July 1st, 2013 at 04:43 PM ----------

Took delivelry of some Doc's Proplugs today, had to have them delivered to my parents in the UK first and then sent on to here (post is rediculously expensive direct from websites)

Should I try these on a shallow 5-6 metre dive tomorrow or wait until I'm back in the UK?

Hi!

We are all happy to help as best as we can, but no one with any sort of experience and training in otolaryngology is going to give you useful advice based on your post. The problem with ear stuff is that people post symptoms - which could be a wide variety of things (see my last post) - and then everyone chimes in with whatever worked for them the last time they had an ear problem.

They are your ears, and you are a certified diver, so I suppose you will do whatever you think is best. But inner ear barotrauma, inner ear DCS, perilymph fistula, middle ear barotrauma, outer ear infections, outer ear debris, tympanic membrane perforation are all COMPLETELY different things. Some are transient, some cause permanent deafness or worse. Some can be treated medically, some can be treated surgically, some get better without treatment.

I don't want to come off as unhelpful. I'm an ENT doc, and I have participated in a lot of these discussions to help people understand anatomy and diving physiology as it relates to the ear. I'm happy to chat here all day about general concepts, make local referrals, I even sometimes see scubaboard members in my office! But there isn't much that can be accurately diagnosed online.

If you make an important decision based the advice of forum participants in response to your brief post about your symptoms, you may regret it.

Stay safe...

 

[PsyWulf]

Yes he took us to 40 metres

---------- Post added July 1st, 2013 at 04:43 PM ----------

Took delivelry of some Doc's Proplugs today, had to have them delivered to my parents in the UK first and then sent on to here (post is rediculously expensive direct from websites)

Should I try these on a shallow 5-6 metre dive tomorrow or wait until I'm back in the UK?

ANYthing that would require equalizing i'd avoid,even the Airplane trip till i've seen a Doc

 

[TSandM]

Your symptoms do suggest barotrauma, and the majority of simple barotrauma would have cleared up after three weeks, with or without any specific treatment. The fact that your symptoms are so persistent worries me, and I would recommend against any further diving until you have had a good examination by someone who knows what he's looking and what he ought to be looking for. Hearing loss, tinnitus or permanent vertigo are the risks of inner ear damage, and you really don't want any of them.

 

[tracydr]

Yes he took us to 40 meters for our Emergency Ascent.

You need to seriously reconsider the place you are doing your training with.
40 meters deep for your emergency ascent is crazy!
How much is a doctors visit? Is it really more expensive than three weeks stay and flying back to the UK?

 

[scuba.mne]

dont try anything in the water anymore until doc see your ear dont play with it, and no matter the cost sell something but go sort that out

sent from inner peace